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Moat Crossing

The Moat required the first players to climb across using the knotted ropes overhead, then toss inner tubes across the moat for the second players, who would pull themselves across the water using the rope the inner tubes are attached to.

Moat Results

Place

Team

Time

1st

Red Jaguars

0:38

2nd

Silver Snakes

1:06

3rd

Orange Iguanas

1:12

4th

Blue Barracudas

1:13

Steps of Knowledge

Protected by the Great Wall of China was the Forbidden City, home of the Empress of China. In the center of the Forbidden City, in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, sitting on her throne was the Empress, also known as the Dragon Lady. Standing before the empress was a messenger from the Queen of England, John Smith, who said: "Empress! I come bearing gifts from our Queen."

"Foreigners are welcome in China", she said. She nodded to a minister, who stepped forward and handed Smith an enormous blue pearl and a letter to the Queen of England.

"Give this to your Queen, and go in peace."

With a wave of her hand, the Empress dismissed him. Outside, Smith put the pearl in his pocket and started on his way. Suddenly, the streets were filled with running people. The treacherous Dragon Lady had ordered the Chinese people to attack all the foreigners. The pearl eventually ended up in the temple.

Steps of Knowledge Results

Question

Answers

Team

Is the Forbidden City in…?

Hong Kong

Beijing

Chinatown

Blue Barracudas (Wrong Answer - Not one of the three choices)

Silver Snakes (Correct - 2 steps left)

Which of these is another name for Beijing?

Peking

Nanking

Chunking

Orange Iguanas (Correct - 2 steps left)

In the Forbidden City, was it forbidden…?

To leave

To talk inside

For common people to enter

Red Jaguars (Correct - 2 steps left)

Was the Dragon Lady also known as…?

The Empress Dowager

Red Jaguars (Wrong Answer - Not one of the three choices)

Blue Barracudas (Correct - 2 steps left)

The Dragon Lady was of the Manchu Dynasty. Was that dynasty from…?

Mongolia

Manchuria

Tibet

Red Jaguars (Wrong Answer)

Blue Barracudas (Wrong Answer)

Which of these was a Chinese wise man responsible for many popular sayings?

Chiang Kai-shek

Egg Foo Young

Confucius

Red Jaguars (Correct - 1 step left)

Which of these occurred during the Dragon Lady's rule?

The Boxer Rebellion

The Wrestler Revolution

The Puncher Uprising

Red Jaguars (Wrong Answer)

If you were hiking in the mountains of China, could you see…?

Kodiak Bears

Panda Bears

Yogi Bears

Red Jaguars (Correct - Advanced to Temple Games)

Which of these parts of China contains the highest mountains in the world?

Tibet

Nekong

Inner Mongolia

Orange Iguanas (Correct - 1 step left)

Which of these types of government does China have today?

Communist

Democratic

Monarchy

Orange Iguanas (Correct - Advanced to Temple Games)

Temple Games

The Red Jaguars are 13-year-old Robbie, who likes to surf, and 11-year-old Christine, who wants to be a doctor to make millions of US dollars. The Orange Iguanas are 12-year-old Albert, who collects baseball cards (has roughly 600), and Jennifer (also 12 years old), who wants to be a lawyer to also make millions of US dollars.

Draggin' the Dragon Pearls (Climbing Wall)

According to legend, the Dragon Lady had a giant blue pearl. Here, Robbie and Jennifer get to decorate the wall of the Forbidden City with five giant pearls. When Kirk gave the signal, they had to climb up and fasten their first pearl to an empty spot on the wall and then climb back down and repeat the process. The first player to attach all five pearls or the team with the most pearls on their wall won. Robbie and Jennifer tied with two pearls, awarding them a half pendant each.

Lady Tunnel (Dragon Tunnel)

The last empress of China was called the Dragon Lady, because she fiercely protected her power. Before Christine and Albert are two two-headed snake dragons that need to be made into ladies. When Kirk gave the signal, they had to take a wig from the starting side and place it on the other side. Then, they will grab the wig on the other side, crawl back through and place it on the starting side. The first player to make their dragon a into a lady or the player further along in 60 seconds won. Albert made his dragon a lady with 22 seconds remaining, awarding him a half pendant of life.

Silk Bolts (Body Wrap)

The Chinese invented silk and even the ancient Greeks and Romans traveled to China to buy it. It is still sold the same way today, wrapped in bolts. The players represent two silk bolts. When Kirk gave the signal, both players had to turn one player pulling the silk onto themselves with the other player unraveling it from their body. The first team to move all their silk from one player to the other and back again or the team further along in 60 seconds won. The Orange Iguanas won with 18 seconds remaining, sending them to Olmec's Temple with two full pendants.

Temple Games Results

Team

Game 1

Game 2

Game 3

Pendants Won

Red Jaguars

Tied

Lost

Lost

½ Pendant

Orange Iguanas

Tied

Won

Won

2 Pendants

Temple Run

Albert was going into the Temple first, and stuck to the upper floor, a decision that worked well for this team. He was not exactly fast-moving at first, and when he met his first Temple Guard in the Treasure Room, he slowed down a little more. The treasure chest not allowing access to the Holes of Python did not help either. But after a little delay, he entered the Shrine of the Silver Monkey and started picking up the pace there. Unfortunately, no shortcuts opened, so he was forced to take the elevator down from the Room of Three Torches into the Well, then he smashed through the wall into the Tomb of Ancient Kings, where the second Temple Guard took him out with just over a minute left.

Jennifer was one of the fastest contestants in the show's history. She made it through the seven rooms Albert cleared in about 40 seconds— this includes taking a 15-second elevator ride— and entered the Tomb with 20 seconds left. She found the key real quick and entered the Holes of Python with a short 12 seconds on the clock. Kirk commented: "I think she's gonna make it," because she was so fast. With a measly two seconds left she lunged at the Blue Pearl, her arm extended out in front, but unfortunately she could not quite grab the Pearl in time.

Jennifer almost grabbed the blue pearl with two seconds left and time expired.